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Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Friday January 26 3:30 PM Scheduled 3.5 Mile Run 38 Degrees. I was really geared up for this run. I started off with a nice pace and picked up some speed with the first downhill portion of the course. After I passed the first mile I was getting a little tired so I geared back a little but it did not seem to help. Just past the 1.5 mile mark I walked for a block and a half and then started up again. This time I made it to the 2.5 mark and just could not push any more. After another brief walk I ran past the 3 mile marker and for some reason I got a dizzzy for a few seconds. I finished the last .4 miles walking. The other odd thing that happened during my last couple of runs was that my right foot starts to become numb about the 2 mile mark. I am not sure if I am tying my shoe to tight or what. Nothing came from the dizzy spell so I am hoping the lack of endurance and it are all tied into the fact that I was just pushing to hard getting in a EDT session in the morning and a run in the afternoon. My time at the 3.1 mile mark was right around 38 minutes. I did not hit the stopwatch as I was more concerned about the dizziness than the watch. I also found a dime at the end of my warmup which brings my running findings to 50 cents.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Sunday January 28, 6:20 AM Scheduled 4 mile run (due to the weather I decided to run my 3 course) 3 degrees with the wind chill from the 14 mph winds, 1" snow on the ground and flurries still coming down. It was not the nicest day I have ran but with the wind at my back for the start of the run it was not too bad. The cold air seems to really take a toll on my endurance as I ended up walking .25 miles during this outing.Good news was that the foot was fine I just laced my shoe looser and no dizziness. Finished with a time of 39:29 for 3.09 miles. Considering the weather I am OK with that, not like I could do something about it if I wasn't.

Thanks Jeff it seems like you are right about the shoes. I had on some extra socks lately to add a little warmth when I am running through the slushy snow that has added to the tightness.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Gregg, I experienced the same thing with the numbness. I was blaming the shoes (those awful Nike 06 Pegs), but they were only part of the problem. I was tying my shoes to snug, too. As soon as I relieved some of the pressure it went away. (Those shoes still suck, though.)

It's hard for me to do, but whenever I can I try to start my run going into the wind so it's at my back on the return. Considering the prevailing winds and the side of town I live on, this isn't always possible for me.

Woodchoppers High to Low Left 20@45# 20@45# 20@45#
Woodchoppers High to Low Right 20@45# 20@45# 20@45#

Other than the shoveling in the cold it was a good workout. I was able to bump the planks to 60 sec each set and add 5# to the woodchoppers. I have not done the hanging knee raises in quite some time and did I feel it. 3 or 4 miles tonight depending on if I run at the track and deal with the boredom or decide to brave the cold and freeze my nuts off.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Tuesday January 30 3:00 PM 20 degrees 10 with wind chill Scheduled 3 mile run. The sun was shining and not much detectable wind so I ran out side. The run is pretty much an out and back run. I switched the direction so the hillier portion would be at the start. Everything was going well until the back portion of the course when the roads where covered with .75 inches of slush or loose snow which was pretty hard on the ankles and knees. Plus the wind was a factor on this portion as well. I was able to finish the 3.09 trek with no walk breaks at a time of 37:56. Very pleased with the effort. I iced my knees after the run and they feel just fine this morning. Now we will see what the dropping temps will do to my endurance on Saturday. I will be in Eagle River and they are calling for a high of 8 and a low of -6. Plus we will be going out for Martini's on Friday which will be the first alcohol I have had in a month. That should be fun.

Strong Workout but the bench still seems to be off. I think that the EDT day is taking a toll still from Monday as I am not feeling any real pain or notice any other problems that could be causing it. I will see next week as I will not be getting in my EDT session Monday. I will just be coming back from a few days off for Super Bowl.

Woodchoppers low to high Right 20@40# 20@40# 20@40#
Woodchoppers low to high Right 20@40# 20@40# 20@40#

Straight Set with 1 minute rest

Low Back Extension 15@25# 15@25# 15@25#

One down and eleven to go. No missed sessions of running or lifting for the month. The good news for me is the gym has already cleared out most of the resolution folks. The workout went well today with the low to high woodchoppers once again kicking my ass. I added in the back extensions as I will be taking the weekend off except for some type of cardio yet to be determined. After my session on Friday AM I will be heading North to Eagle River for a weekend of Debauchery with friends and the S.O.. I am not sure what the cardio will be on Saturday as they are calling for a low of -22 and a high of -1. I think I may be reduced to a mile or 2 of snowshoeing. Running may be out of the question. I should be getting in a great arm workouk with tons of 12 and 16 ounce Curls. Good Luck in your office Pools everyone.

Stiff Leg Deads@135# 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,4,4. Total of 52 Lifts
DB Military Press@35# 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,4,4. Total of 52 LiftsIncreased weight by 10# on Deads and 5# on Military

Early morning workout today so I could get on the road for the weekend. I also did my weigh in a day early and skipped breakfast before my workout. Between the weight increases and the lack of nutrition I was very spent when I got to the final PR Zone. Another 1.5 # off this week.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Saturday February 3, 10:00 AM -15 Degrees. Nothing scheduled as I was on a few days of R&R in the North Woods. Went for a 20 minute walk/jog which was not as bad as it might sound. We walked through a heavily wooded area which kept the wind down and jogging kept the body temp up (sort of). My girlfriend went with me but would have no part of the jogging even if it would have gotten her back to warmth quicker. So I ended up jogging in zig zags and back and forths so we could stay together. Had a greta time and now it is back to work. First run of the year is an 8K this Saturday. The forecast looks like it will be clear with a temp around 8 above. Considering it is -2 right now that could seem like a heat wave.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Tuesday February 6 2:45 PM Scheduled 3 mile Run. Too cold and too slippery to run outside and not enough time to get to my indoor track. That leaves 1 option and 1 option only, The Dreadmill. I donned the MP 3 player and got in to my run. I warmed up for 3 minutes followed by 38 minutes of misc intervals (3.2 miles) and finished with a 3 minute cool down. I felt like I was on that stupid thing forever. Thursday I am running outside come hell or high water.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Thursday February 8 5:00 AM -2 Degrees. Scheduled 3 mile run. Too frickin cold to run outside this morning and no time to run after work so it is back to the gyms equivelent to a gerbils wheel. I started with a 2 minute warmup walk and then the fun began. I was able to get the whole run done with just 2 walks but still it was a slower pace than my outside runs. I mixed up the pace at times to try and mitigate the boredom factor. It helped a little but once the MP3 player went silent (2 miles) it was worse than watching the proverbial paint dry. warmup 2 minutes .12 miles Run 3 miles 39:14 cool down 4 minutes .21 miles.

The core work is much more challenging after cardio than with just the warmup. I decided to bail on the 8K this weekend as I am really not geared up for it yet and we needed someone to Work Saturday as the scheduled manager had her baby a week early. I really didn't need much urging as it is not supposed to be much warmer than it is today.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

I'd really take advantage of that indoor track. At least you don't have to do 9 laps per mile! (You should PM me where that is. I'll be in town the first week of March and it may still be too nasty to get my 20 miler in that week!)

Or you could always join the mall-walkers in doing laps!!! I bet you could get away with that after the place closes.

Single Leg Press Left @200 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5. Total of 90 Lifts

Single Leg Press Right @200 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5. Total of 90 LiftsPR by 15 Lifts

The lifting session went well today. I will have to go heavier again on the Leg press or possibly switch out the lift entirely. It is not that they are that easy but the gains seem to be coming pretty quick. Maybe I will add in some Split squats or a static lunge instead.

Never-ending Quest to be Leaner, Stronger and Faster.

Originally Posted by "twinsavsvikingsfan":1qbjlq0x

I'd really take advantage of that indoor track. At least you don't have to do 9 laps per mile! (You should PM me where that is. I'll be in town the first week of March and it may still be too nasty to get my 20 miler in that week!)

Or you could always join the mall-walkers in doing laps!!! I bet you could get away with that after the place closes.

I PMed you a link for the indoor track this morning hopefully it will be nice enough to be doing all outside runs by then.

The only problem with running in the mall is the cleaning crew works nights so you can't run until 6:00 AM and the mall opens for walkers by 6:30. I start at 7 so that would be a problem.